UUS_mss333.xml Guide to the Edith Tippets Hayes papers 1904-1992 Hayes, (Edith Tippets) papers 1904-1992 Finding aid/Register created by Clint Pumphrey Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives ©2011
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-06-28. Finding aid encoded in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). 2009 Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Edith Tippets Hayes papers UUS_COLL MSS 333 30 boxes 15 linear feet 1904-1992 This collection contains the papers of Edith Tippets Hayes spanning the period 1904 to 1992. It is divided into two main categories, correspondence and scrapbooks. Material in English

Processed in February of 2008.

This collection was donated to USU Special Collections and Archives by Edith Hayes' daughter, Colleen Pederson, in 1999.

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Initial Citation: Edith Tippets Hayes papers USU_COLL MSS 333, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations: USU_COLL MSS 333, USUSCA.

Edith Tippets was born on December 31, 1897, near Georgetown, Idaho, to Jedediah and Emma Dunn Tippets. Edith spent much of her childhood on the family farm, which was located on the banks of the Bear River in southeast Idaho. Later her family moved to Spring Hollow, where Edith lived until she married Harrison Sorensen on February 23, 1916, in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in Logan, Utah. They had one child, Marjorie, in 1919, but they were divorced in 1922. Edith remarried on March 12, 1924, to John Riley Hayes, and they had two children, Colleen and John, Jr., in 1924 and 1927, respectively. John relocated the family from Georgetown to Soda Springs, Idaho, in 1928, and they later divorced in 1934. Edith subsequently married Robert Goodwin on September 6, 1936; they divorced four years later in 1940. Edith then moved to California where she assisted in the war effort, working for Douglas Aircraft from 1943-1945. After the war ended, Edith moved various places throughout the West, working as a practical nurse, before settling for fifteen years in Boise, Idaho, beginning in 1951. There she ran a guest home for the elderly. In 1965 Edith moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, where she and her sister, Laverne Busby, ran a private nursing home. She settled in Preston, Idaho, in 1972, then eight years later moved to Richmond, Utah, where she died on August 20, 1994.

Edith had several interests in addition to her work as a practical nurse. Perhaps her most passionate hobby was writing, which included letters to family and pen pals, reflections on her Latter-day Saints faith, numerous family histories, journals, and poetry. These writings offer unique insights into the activities and thoughts of a woman in southeastern Idaho, making this collection useful to researchers studying that region.

This collection contains the papers of Edith Tippets Hayes and spans the period 1904 to 1992. It is divided into two main categories: correspondence and scrapbooks.

Edith's correspondence is an interesting collection of letters dating from the 1930s through 1990s documenting various aspects and events in her life, such as her service at the Douglas Aircraft plant in Long Beach, California, her interest in poetry, and her care for the elderly in southeast Idaho. These letters were not just from family and friends, but also from her pen pals (which included soldiers in World War II, people living in Ghana and the Philippines, and even a Michigan prison inmate, Ed Hamblin). The correspondence is organized alphabetically by the last name of the sender. Letters from Colleen (Layland) Pederson, Edith's daughter, make up the largest part of the correspondence, and these letters are organized chronologically. Letters to Colleen, but not from Edith, have been separated and placed under the heading "Colleen Layland Correspondence (from senders other than Edith Hayes)." Letters Edith sent to soldiers during World War II are also separated and placed under the heading "WWII Soldier Correspondence." Finally, some letters could only be identified by first name, and family letters have been separated from this group when possible.

Scrapbooks are the other major component of Mrs. Hayes' papers. Dating from 1944 to 1988, these books include journal entries, newspaper clippings, poetry excerpts, and pictures, and they are organized chronologically. Most of these scrapbooks cover a period of one year, but Edith also made scrapbooks that covered the years 1949-1973 and include postcards, greeting cards, and photographs. These were placed at the end of the chronological run of scrapbooks.

Other items include Edith's poetry, some of which she entered in contests and submitted for publication in small hobby journals. Her school papers, family histories, as well as various personal and family keepsakes are also housed in this collection. More information about Edith's life can be found in her autobiography "A Hop, Skip, and Jump through My History" (Box 28, Fd 1) and The (Cache) Citizen article, "The Twilight Years" (Box 29, Fd 13).

Correspondence is arranged alphabetically.

 Gilmore, Thaya and Darrin Oswald. "The Twilight Years." The (Cache) Citizen 13 December 1986, p.4 (Box 29, Fd 13). Edith Hayes' personal history – "A Hop, Skip, and Jump through My History" (Box 28, Fd 1). Nurses--Idaho. Scrapbooks Valentines Mormon women--Idaho--Correspondence. Correspondence Correspondence A undated 1 1 Agyepong, Alex K. undated 1 2 Albert, Ray undated 1 3 Arthur-Pogas, Sam undated 1 4 B undated 1 5 Breyen, Evan undated 1 6 Busby, Laverne undated 1 7 Busby, Laverne undated 1 8 C undated 1 9 Calhaur, Alphonso undated 1 10 Carter, Bill & Bonnie undated 2 1 Carter, Stanley undated 2 2 Catalina, Gloria undated 2 3 Chase, Ione undated 2 4 Clapsaddle, Lura undated 2 5 D undated 2 6 E undated 2 7 F undated 2 8 Fredricks, C.L. undated 2 9 G undated 2 10 Gorringe, Ed undated 2 11 H undated 3 1 Halford, Becky undated 3 2 Hamblin, Ed undated 3 3 Hayes, Edgar undated 3 4 Hayes, Margie undated 3 5 Hayes, Richard undated 3 6 Hearne, Walter undated 3 7 Hunter, Harry undated 3 8 I undated 3 9 J undated 3 10 K undated 3 11 Kugler, Hobart undated 4 1 L undated 4 2 Layland, Colleen 1930-1939 4 3 Layland, Colleen 1940-1949 4 4 Layland, Colleen 1940-1949 4 5 Layland, Colleen 1940-1949 4 6 Layland, Colleen 1940-1949 4 7 Layland, Colleen 1940-1949 5 1 Layland, Colleen 1950-1959 5 2 Layland, Colleen 1950-1959 5 3 Layland, Colleen 1950-1959 5 4 Layland, Colleen 1950-1959 5 5 Layland, Colleen 1950-1959 6 1 Layland, Colleen 1950-1959 6 2 Layland, Colleen 1950-1959 6 3 Layland, Colleen 1950-1959 6 4 Layland, Colleen 1950-1959 6 5 Layland, Colleen 1960-1969 7 1 Layland, Colleen 1960-1969 7 2 Layland, Colleen 1960-1969 7 3 Layland, Colleen 1960-1969 7 4 Layland, Colleen 1960-1969 7 5 Layland, Colleen 1960-1969 7 6 Layland, Colleen 1970-1979 8 1 Layland, Colleen 1970-1979 8 2 Layland, Colleen 1980-1989 8 3 Layland, Colleen 1990-1999 8 4 Layland, Frank – letters as missionary in Ecuador undated 9 1 Layland, Frank & Lesa undated 9 2 Layland, Mary Lee undated 9 3 LeMoine, Ethel undated 9 4 Lienemann, Monna & Ian undated 9 5 M undated 9 6 McCommas, John R. undated 9 7 Muller, Norman C. undated 9 8 N undated 9 9 O undated 10 1 P undated 10 2 Packard, Irene undated 10 3 R undated 10 4 Rathburn, Verne undated 10 5 Rollins, Alta undated 10 6 S undated 10 7 S undated 10 8 Sorenson, Elsie undated 11 1 Sorenson, Lillis undated 11 2 Spears, Donald undated 11 3 Spears, Donald undated 11 4 T undated 11 5 Tippets, Clayton & Marie undated 11 6 Tippets, Emma undated 11 7 Tippets, Emma undated 12 1 V undated 12 2 W undated 12 3 Wakly, Paige undated 12 4 XYZ undated 12 5 Yellis, W.K. undated 12 6 Letters identified by first name only undated 12 7 Letters identified by first name only undated 12 8 Family letters identified by first name only undated 12 9 Letter from Edith to her grandchildren and sister Lillis undated 12 10 Letters written by Edith Hayes for Preston First Ward Bishop Klippart undated 12 11 Unidentified letters undated 12 12 WWII Correspondence Jackson, Clyde undated 13 1 Jorgensen, D.J. undated 13 2 Morgan, G.R. undated 13 3 Rollins, A.M. undated 13 4 Schroyer, Oren undated 13 5 Sweigard, Harold undated 13 6 Strawser, Ralph Roy undated 13 7 Colleen Layland Correspondence (from senders other than Edith Hayes) Colleen Layland Correspondence undated 14 1 Colleen Layland Correspondence undated 14 2 Colleen Layland Correspondence undated 14 3 Scrapbooks Scrapbooks 1944 15 1 Scrapbooks 1945 15 2 Scrapbooks 1941-1948 15 3 Scrapbooks 1948 15 4 Scrapbooks 1948-1949 15 5 Scrapbooks 1950-1958 15 6 Scrapbooks 1959-1960 15 7 Scrapbooks 1961 15 8 Scrapbooks 1962 16 1 Scrapbooks 1963-1964 16 2 Scrapbooks 1964-1965 16 3 Scrapbooks 1966 16 4 Scrapbooks 1967 17 1 Scrapbooks 1968 17 2 Scrapbooks (1) 1967-1969 17 3 Scrapbooks (2) 1967-1969 17 4 Scrapbooks (1) 1970 17 5 Scrapbooks (2) 1970 18 1 Scrapbooks 1968-1971 18 2 Scrapbooks 1968-1971 18 3 Scrapbooks (1) 1971 18 4 Scrapbooks (2) 1971 18 5 Scrapbooks (1) 1972 19 1 Scrapbooks (2) 1972 19 2 Scrapbooks (1) 1973 19 3 Scrapbooks (2) 1973 19 4 Scrapbooks (3) 1973 20 1 Scrapbooks (4) 1973 20 2 Scrapbooks (1) 1974 20 3 Scrapbooks (2) 1974 20 4 Scrapbooks 1970-1974 20 5 Scrapbooks (1) 1975 21 1 Scrapbooks (2) 1975 21 2 Scrapbooks (1) 1976 21 3 Scrapbooks (2) 1976 21 4 Scrapbooks (1) 1977 22 1 Scrapbooks (2) 1977 22 2 Scrapbooks (3) 1977 22 3 Scrapbooks (1) 1978 22 4 Scrapbooks (2) 1978 23 1 Scrapbooks (1) 1979 23 2 Scrapbooks (2) 1979 23 3 Scrapbooks 1980 23 4 Scrapbooks 1981 24 1 Scrapbooks (1) 1982 24 2 Scrapbooks (2) 1982 24 3 Scrapbooks 1983 24 4 Scrapbooks 1984 24 5 Scrapbooks 1985 24 6 Scrapbooks (1) 1986 25 1 Scrapbooks (2) 1986 25 2 Scrapbooks 1987 25 3 Scrapbooks 1988 25 4 Scrapbooks 1930-1973 26 1 Scrapbooks (1) 1949-1973 26 2 Scrapbooks (2) 1949-1973 26 3 Postcards, greeting cards, photographs 1950-1973 26 4 Misc. diary pages undated 26 5 Literary Work and School Papers Poetry 1947 27 1 Poetry 1947-1948 27 2 Poetry 1947-1948 27 3 Published Poetry undated 27 4 Misc. Poetry undated 27 5 Poetry Awards undated 27 6 Music by Edith Hayes and Colleen Layland undated 27 7 Writings by Edith Hayes undated 27 8 Lists of Edith's Written Work undated 27 9 Poetry by Laverne Tippets undated 27 10 Poetry by Jed Tippets undated 27 11 School Notebooks 1910-1919 27 12 "Practical Map Exercises and Syllabus in Ancient History" 1922 27 13 School Exams 1923-1924 27 14 Family History Personal History – "A Hop, Skip, and Jump through My History" undated 28 1 Family Histories undated 28 2 Family Histories undated 28 3 Book of Remembrance – Family Group Record Sheets undated 28 4 "A Tippets (Tippetts) History as Told by John Harvey Tippets" undated 28 5 Personal Materials Tithing Receipts 1910-1949 29 1 Tithing Receipts 1950-1969 29 2 Tithing Receipts 1970-1989 29 3 Patriarchal Blessing 1968 29 4 Temple Recommends 1958 29 5 Certificate of Social Membership in Royal Neighbors of America 1929 April 13 29 6 Douglas Aircraft pay stubs 1943-1945 29 7 Account Book 1940-1946 29 8 Account Book 1946-1951 29 9 Personal Notes 1987 July-September 29 10 "A Brief Record of Those I Nursed and Cared For, 1951-1972" undated 29 11 Photographs undated 29 12 Article about Edith Hayes in The (Cache) Citizen, "The Twilight Years" undated 29 13 Miscellaneous Box Elder Stake "Old Folks" Button undated 30 1 "Mother of Gold" – compliments of Georgetown Ward Sunday School, Mother's Day 1931 30 2 Program for Myron Floren Concert, Pocatello, ID 1965 April 30 3 "Brief History of the Relief Societies in Box Elder and Perry Wards" undated 30 4 Northern Pacific Railroad Tickets 1955 30 5 Union Pacific Railroad tickets 1955 30 6 Valentines 1904 30 7 Valentines 1910-1912 30 8 Valentines 1913-1915 30 9 Valentines 1936 30 10 Douglas Airview News 1943 December 14 30 11 Douglas Airview Magazine 1943 November 30 12 Postcards undated 30 13 Non-Mormon Religious Material undated 30 14 Miscellaneous Materials 31